Kim Ki-moon, Chairman, Receives Commendation from Low Birthrate Committee for Contributions to Work-Family Balance

Kim Ki-moon, Chairman of the Korea Federation of SMEs, announced on the 27th that he received a commendation from the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee for his efforts to promote a culture of work-family balance in SMEs.

The Korea Federation of SMEs launched the 'SME Work-Family Balance Committee' in November last year with the participation of 19 SME associations and has been promoting activities to create a work-family balance environment, such as a relay campaign to overcome low birthrates and discovering best practices.

In particular, to alleviate the burden on SMEs for work-family balance, they proposed to the government to support substitute labor for SMEs, support colleagues sharing work, and defer regular tax audits, which were reflected in policies.

Chairman Kim Ki-moon said, "We succeeded in reversing the birthrate for the first time in 9 years, and I hope the government and SMEs will work together to solve the low birthrate issue," adding, "We will continue to gather opinions from the SME field to create realistic work-family balance policies."


butter@fnnews.com Kang Kyung-rae, Reporter